Full Name
Festus Irabor DNP, PMHNP-BC, CCHP-MH, CCHP-CP
Job Title
Adjunct Faculty, PMH Nursing
Company
University of Texas Medical Branch,
Speaker Bio
Dr. Festus Irabor is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and Doctor of Nursing Practice with four years of experience in correctional mental health and more than a decade of experience as a correctional officer. He is certified by NCCHC as a Certified Correctional Health Professional–Mental Health (CCHP-MH) and Certified Correctional Health Professional–Clinical Provider (CCHP-CP). Dr. Irabor serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he teaches psychiatric and correctional nursing. He earned his BSN from the University of Texas Medical Branch, an MS in nursing from Walden University, a PMHNP certificate from Wilkes University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. His research has focused on burnout and turnover among psychiatric nurses and promoting clinician well-being.